Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-21

teering, the wrong way, has given to our party navigators sense of the necessity of "a long pull and a strong pull, and pull all together" with the additional illustra tive enforcement that the leaders and rep of the National Democratic | party having learned the secret of harmony in their Federal policy, see that they must reduce the lesson to practical application if they would maintain their ascendency in central government
 There is no danger, good friends, that the Tariff question will create a disinte- grating trouble. At first there may have been hesitancy in surrendering old-time notions, based on prejudice and the SUD- posed profit to the nation of strained protection. But common sense is assert ing itself against common sentiment and every day the outcome appears clearer and more convincing. There will be recess of two weeks in Congress and in the midst of holiday festivities, members will find time to take to heart the policy and princi- pies of the Presidents message; and jndg- ment enough to come to the conclusion that unity of purpose and action in party warfare or navigation is as essential to sue cess as are loyalty and devotion.
 THE Democratic Party has so recently entered upon the era of it's restoration to power that the popular mind is yet, no doubt, occupied with estimating the value of its principles in practical appliance and operation under an Administration of it's own. Naturally the peoples newly re- awakened faith in the benefcence of Dem ocratic rule would be impaired by contem- plation of the spectacle of Democratic dis cord in Congress- and it is the hope of such discord that has given heart of grace to the the popular confidence would surely be shaken by repetition of the history of divisions, and playing at cross-purposes by the Democratic representatives in Congress on the Tariff question, or any other ques ton. At the threshold of the Administra tion. before the party had, perhaps, it's op portunity of complete organization, the presence of discordant elements might have been considered excusable, but ii would not be safe to repeat the record.
 The recess will give opportunity fol calm consideration, as we have suggested and apart from all matters of popular sen timent members of Congress will see tha they must not, for the country's sake relapse into conditions of inharmoniou. legislative action, which would not only prevent the realization of Democratic par ty propositions, but would also embarras the Democratic executive and enhance thu influence of the Republicans in Senate ant House of Representatives. Presiden Cleveland deserves we'll of his party; ant his efforts to popularize Democratic prin ciples by the honest application of then to the conduct of his administration, b, which the welfare of the United States ha already been advanced and public interes served to the public satisfaction, should b
 an inspiration to United action on the par of the Congressional representatives It
 worth great deal to Democracy to disap point Republican hope of Democratic dis integration on the Tariff question; and a much or more to the country to have it representatives in Congress in accord wit the President and themselves.